Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-07-06
THE FOURTH OF JULY.

The Excursion 90 DiamOnd-4Ot
People ON the GrOund-A Pleas
amt Time.
Four hundred people vent down to thu
Diamond picnic on the Fourth of July,
and ten cars were used to take them to tine
grounds. The train made good time, and
as the refreshments, ice cream and lunches
had been sent down IN the regular pas
senger train, everybody made q rush for
these stands as soon as the cars stopped at
Diamond. The baseball mines got into
their uniforms, and were there ready to do
their best, showing their good spirits by
high jumping over the back Of q bench
set on the grounds for the convenience OF
the players. One young man, tall, slim
and supple, caught himself while jump
ing, and was doubled up in q msnne that
astonished himself more than any one
else. The game opened, the Clippers
taking the "inns" and the Richmonds
the outs with Jenkins to the bat and
Andy Simpson on deck. There was ten
dollars to be contested for, and the dip
pers, who are, by great odds, better
players than the Richmonds, not one o
whom exceeds the age OF 10 years. played
Q good game. The Richmonds did their
best. but Bert Sweeney, who is q fine
pitcher and the best player In the nine,
was absent. They had made but one tally
until the fifth inning, when they rallied,
and making some very fine plays, scored
nine more tallies. The game resulted In
the Clippers scoring 25 points to the Rich
monds' 10. A clay pigeon shooting con-
test was engaged in, which was followed
by target-shooting at a distance Of 200
yards. There were six contestants, John
McNaughton and Giles Weller tieing on IA
points each, Weller winning on Creedmore
rnIes. The score was as follows:
McNaughton 4 3 3 Ala
Weller 2 2 4 3-14
Weller claimed the purse on the ground
that he had Creedmored McNaughton, the
latter dissenting. Bert Lambert. by mu-
tual agreement, was made the referee, and
decided in favor of Weller. A foot race
took place between A. E. Kaye and Mitch
Gregovich, the latter winning by ascratch,
his feet having been bigger than Hayes.
1t was facetiously remarked that this
was the longest race that had ever
been run in the county. Our devil
and the Ruby Hill carrier made things
hum for awhile in a wrestling match.
The Star Band played continually during !
the day, and everybody enjoyed the dane
ing at the pavilion. The lunch, ice cream |
and refresbment stands did a big business /
and could nave done more but everything |
gave out. There were some amusing in |
cidents. Several boxes OF soda water /
bottles were set outside OF the handcar |
house, which q tall and slim young fellow |
made q furious dash for, and falling his 1
entire length, did to the bottles consider
able damage. We expected to see him
divided into several parts. From his
peculiar motions, our reporter took him to |
be q irst-class athlete. He evidently was |
vieing with another young man who, dur. |
ing the baseball game. was trying to reach
the Sd base, and suddenly sit down at the
same time, when, for q few moments
nothing was visible Of him but what
looked like q ball of FIRE at the broad end
Of an oblong space. The excursion was a
great success and everybody was satisfied
with the days pleasure.